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'Dreams Deferred' memoir chronicles a path from poverty to social impact
Brandolon Barnett writes about recession, struggle and the quest for a better world. And, more books by Pitt alumni, out now.
A new Frederick Honors program brings national experts to Pitt
Experts in residence will help the Pitt community expand their views on the world. Meet Morgan Overton, Sherry Sykes and Damon Young.
These 窪蹋勛圖厙 Art Gallery exhibits spotlight Latinx and Caribbean identities
The series features Puerto Rican silk screen posters and an exploration of water in the Americas. Heres how two Pitt students helped curate the works.
An alumna is Pitt's second Erasmus Mundus winner
Maria Anto will study childrens literature at universities around the globe as she earns a masters degree.
Art and advocacy intersect through this soprano opera singers performances and scholarship
Zuly Inirio has performed across the United States and Europe. Now, through song and the Afro-Latinx Song and Opera Project, she aims to increase diverse representation in the industry.
This Pitt senior opened for Jerry Seinfeld. Now hes part of 窪蹋勛圖厙s comedy renaissance.
Meet the self-proclaimed ugly white man who wants to be the next John Mulaney.
An exhibit near the Lincoln Memorial rethinks national monuments
Pitts Kirk Savage says the Beyond Granite exhibit on the National Mall taps into fresh ideas about public memorials. See it through Sept. 18.
As the Center for Creativity has expanded, so have opportunities for experimental research
Three locations across the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus offer a low-pressure space for multidisciplinary scholars to gather, make and perform.
This Pitt MD/PhD student invented a new kind of DJing in his spare time
Joe Maggiore is studying how to make more realistic kidney analogs in the lab. Hes also trying to create unique nightlife experiences. See his performance Aug. 19.
Why public art is essential to community, from 窪蹋勛圖厙 to Paris
Associate Professor Caitlin Bruce studies how murals and graffiti vivify public spaces.
What did silent films sound like?
A newly digitized collection of silent film music at Pitt is already getting attention from historians recreating an important era of cinema.
Pitts Emmy Award winners
These writers, journalists, designers and other alumni are telling stories that matter, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences noticed.
Mark hip-hops 50th anniversary with Pitt and 1Hood Media on June 15
A free multimedia discussion will examine the rebellious art form thats gone mainstream.
A Pitt history professors play debuted in London
The play, about abolitionist Quaker Benjamin Lay, is based on a book by Markus Rediker and was born at a conference protest in Germany.
How to live more creatively, according to a Pitt poet
In her poems and the classroom, Diana Khoi Nguyen explores hard stuff and healing by simply paying attention.
Meet Pitts first Berlin Prize recipient
Michael Meyer, a professor in the Writing Program, will present his studies on Taiwanese history to German audiences.
4 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad
The recipients will travel to Croatia, Latvia, Montenegro and Tajikistan.
Pitts Adam Lowenstein is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
The professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is known for his research on horror films and helping to bring George A. Romeros archives to Pitt.
6 things to do around the 窪蹋勛圖厙 campus in April
Design a spacecraft, attend free concerts and celebrate Pitt innovators.
Pitt helped bring a gospel pioneers music back to life
A daylong community celebration honoring composer Charles Henry Pace and his activist wife, Frankie, resurrected songs not heard in more than six decades. Learn more about their legacy.
